North Korea’s nuclear threat
Kim Jong Un has tested more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. In 2017, the recluse leader of North Korea has tested 18 missiles, though intelligence experts have questioned the successes…
CBN, NDIC worry over non-performing loans
The Monitory Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria and The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation recently raised the red flag over the rise in toxic loans in Nigeria's banks.…
The Jollof Rice Index as a window into food inflation
In spite of National Bureau of Statistics' report that inflation rate dropped in Nigeria in February, prices of food items show no sign of dropping, SBM Jollof Index and NBS report indicate.…
The Geeks of Otigba
Not all tech entrepreneurs are software developers; some can also be in the business of hardware and services. Otigba traders not only sell but have built an affordable service industry around tech.…
Otigba, an economic Miracle?
Otigba has been a powerfully disruptive phenomenon. The market helped democratise the sales of technology products in Nigeria. In some ways, Otigba, aka Computer Village, has been our own Silicon Valley.…
Social Media Week Lagos 2017 recap
Social Media Week Lagos 2017 came to a close on Friday, March 3 in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos with The Guardian hosting three sessions. Here is a recap of some of the…
Audu Maikori will be prosecuted for posting “fake news”, insists Governor Nasir El-Rufai
Audu Maikori will be prosecuted for posting “fake news”, insists Audu Maikori will be prosecuted for posting “fake news”, insists Governor Nasir El-Rufai.…
Enough Is Enough’s Yemi Ademolekun on impact of social media on governance
Yemi Ademolekun, Executive Director of the Nigerian-based advocacy group, Enough Is Enough Nigeria, speaks on the impact of social media on governance.…
Zain Verjee on how to spot fake news
Akomanet.com co-founder and former CNN correspondent Zain Verjee speaks, among other things, on the menace of fake news and how to spot it.…
Social Media Week Lagos 2017 Day 1 recap
Social Media Week Lagos 2017 got underway on Monday, February 27 in Nigeria's commercial capital with The Guardian hosting three sessions.…